Castle family

Date: 27 Sep 2005

From: Wellington Zoo Centenary oral history project

By: Castle, Maureen, 1933-2018; Castle, Mervyn John, 1937-

Reference: OHInt-0803-03

Description: Oral history interview with siblings Maureen and Mervyn Castle, grandchildren of John Castle one the original benefactors of Wellington Zoo. Describe their grandfather in detail. Recollect his looks and character, and narrate his life in London, immigration to New Zealand and eventually becoming a well known Chemist in Riddiford Street, Newtown. Mentions other family members including their grandmother Annie, their father Mervyn Athol, their uncle Raymond Castle, and their aunts Una and Zillah Castle. Talk about their grandfather founding the Zoo with others including Rev. John Crewes, and the donation of the first animal 'King Dick' the lion. Refer to the letter from Wellington City Council granting their grandfather and the Castle family free admission to Wellington Zoo. Mervyn and Maureen talk about their first memories of Wellington Zoo and being taken there by their grandfather. Recalls an incident where an escaped monkey took refugee in their backyard in Daniell Street in the late 1950s. Mentions elephant rides and hearing the roar of the lion from their home. Recalls the changes in the Zoo during the 1980s. Discuss the necessity of Zoos for conservation purposes and the wonderful work that the Zoo keepers do. Abstracted by - Susan Fowke Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Accompanying material - Copy of letter from Wellington City Council granting John Castle and the Castle family free admission to the Wellington Zoo (Dated: 26 August 1929). And excerpt from "27 Colombo Street Heritage Significance Assessement March 1998" on the Castle Family. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014665 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 40 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5287. Photograph of Elizabeth, Mervyn and Maureen Castle as young children.. Portrait of grandfather John Castle.. Photograph of Zoo founders Rev. John Crewe and John Castle (Date: 1913)

Date: 1944

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton McKay & Haughton (Firm)

Reference: Plans-90-1239/1242

Description: Includes perpectives drawings of the exterior, and floor plans. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 490 x 630 mm.

Date: 1949

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Haughton & McKeon (Firm)

Reference: Plans-90-1232/1238

Description: Plans for a single storey three-bedroom house. Includes perspective drawings of the exterior, and floor plans. Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying around 540 x 700 mm.

Date: January 1968

By: Maclennan, Stewart Bell, 1903-1973; Castle, Maureen, 1933-2018

Reference: D-045-003

Description: Selection of musical instruments collected by Ronald and Zillah Castle: three stringed instruments, including a hurdy gurdy, a viol da gamba and a viola d'amore; brass and wood wind instruments; and a harpsichord, and a spinet. Attached to the back of the framing is a hand-written note that reads: "Painted for Miss Zillah Castle at the request of Miss Mavis Castle. Stewart Maclennan January 1968". Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Stewart Maclennan / January 1968 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) framed. Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 800 x 640 mm (in matt)

Date: 1930 - 1939

By: Charles Begg & Company Ltd; Castle family

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Publishing-1930s-01

Description: An envelope for carrying 6 piano solos (sheet music) purchased at Chas Begg & Company Ltd, "the musical and electrical firm". Cost of the six bought at once was one shilling and sixpence. "Further numbers of any of the enclosed pieces can only be supplied at ordinary cost". Five copies held, all used by the music group The Cameo Three. Each is labelled on the back with the titles of the pieces once contained within. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (5 copies). Physical Description: Relief print on buff-coloured envelopes each 363 x 280 mm. Provenance: From papers relating to Clement Howe, within the Castle Family papers.

Date: 1925 - 1950

By: Champ, Stephen Fergus, 1907-1984; Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra, 1894-1982

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Mounted-01/19

Description: A group of bookplates not necessarily of the same provenance, formerly stored in Art Room. Includes bookplates for the following: Auckland Bonsai Society Milt and Claire Castle Camden Morrisby, by Lionel Lindsay Frank E Lane, by Philip Litchfield John Bryant, by Lionel Lindsay [1923] Shirley Kingston Vickery Russell Duncan. "Ko te matauranga te kaha", by Hilda Wiseman Marion Davis Memorial Library, by Hilda Wiseman Betty Goldie, by Hilda Wiseman John Gibson, by Hilda Wiseman George Perrottet, by Hilda Wiseman Warwick Smeeton, by Hilda Wiseman Robert Langholm, by Hilda Wiseman Robert Langhom, by S.M. (2 different designs, both showing bonsai) David Calder, by IFC (Ian Fortune Calder) Philip Prescott, by S.M. Philip Prescott (colour fine print) Philip Prescott Jame Mander, by Stephen F Champ Two of the original 21 purchased as a group have since been framed and are in the group BOOKPLATES-NZ-Framed (Violet Pilling by Stephen Champ; and one for P F Prescott) Quantity: 19 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Date: [1910s-1980s]

By: Castle family; Castle, Maureen, 1933-2018

Reference: PA-Group-00547

Description: Photographs relating to the Castle family. Includes photographs of an organ at the Whanganui Museum, Wellington Zoo, voyage to England, views of London and other parts of England. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s). 37 b&w original negative(s). 6 album(s) Album(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, negatives, photograph albums Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Castle family; Papers (MS-Group-0739). See also Special Printed Collections, Serials Collections, Book Collections and Sound and Music Centre..

Date: [ca 1900-1940]

Reference: MS-Papers-6382

Description: Comprises papers relating to Ronald and Zillah Castle and their collection of musical instruments; and personal papers relating to John Castle's family, which includes Ronald and Zillah Castle Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See TAPUHI for further papers relating to the Castle family Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to the Castle family including the Castle collection.

Date: 1558-1800s?, 1898-1986

By: Castle family

Reference: MS-Group-0739

Description: Papers mainly relate to Ronald Castle and his sister, Zillah. They include Ronald's poems and correspondence; Zillah's correspondence re performing and teaching, scrapbooks relating to music, musical instruments and general topics including programmes for concerts in New Zealand and United Kingdom; papers relating to Ronald's and Zillah's radio broadcasts, featuring talks on early musical instruments and joint musical performances; notes on the collection of early musical instruments and correspondence and accounts relating to their importing into New Zealand of instruments for their collection of early musical instruments. There are also music scores of compositions by Zillah with words by Ronald, scores of works by other composers, and sound recordings of interviews and performances. Also included are microfilms of early music scores held at the British Museum. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Relationship complexity - MS-Group-0616 which comprises the earlier materials that were dubbed in 1983 or collected at that time (see preliminary list) These materials were collected over many years by Zillah and Ronald Castle. Quantity: 108 folder(s). 7 volume(s). 10 microfilm reel(s). 1 3" reel(s). 18 5" reel(s). 42 7" reel(s). 11 audiocassette(s). 2.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: They were bequeathed to their niece, Maureen Castle, who donated them to the Alexander Turnbull Library Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs of scores of early music and 2 glass plates (same) of a music treatise; loose photographs; and photograph albums - To Book Collections - To Special Printed Collections - 3 microfilm reels of early printed music from the British Museum - To Serials Collection - Choir organ, Musical times - To Book Collections - Junior song book Standards 2 and 3, NZBS Broadcast to schools music 1954, The Salvation Army Congress songsters NZ, music score `A Song of spring' by E R Martin - To Sound and Music Centre - NZ Department of Education Broadcasts to schools - Music; pupils 1954; Centennial Concert waltz `A Song of spring in a NZ forest' by E R Martin..